Anash.org photographer Dovber Hechtman continues with his pictorial tour of the replicas of 770 scattered throughout Eretz Yisroel, this time visiting the one in Kfar Chabad, the only one to also replicate the inside of 770.
Anash.org photographer Dovber Hechtman continues with his pictorial tour of the replicas of 770 scattered throughout Eretz Yisroel, this time visiting the one in Kfar Chabad, the only one to also replicate the inside of 770.
The 770 replica in Kfar Chabad is the only one to be built on the Rebbe’s instructions, and is an exact replica, even using the exact same number of bricks as the original structure.
The inside of 770 in Kfar Chabad also matches the floor plan of the original, with each room in Kfar Chabad corresponding to a room in Crown Heights’s 770. The first floor is also mostly used for the same purposes; a small shul, library and welcome room stand in place of the small zal, library and secretariat room in the original 770.
In recent years, efforts have been made to make Kfar Chabad’s replica look as similar as possible to the original in New York. As part of those efforts, the management of the building decided to build a new aron kodesh and bima in the shul, built to resemble those in the small zal in 770. They also added a chandelier similar to the one in 770.
In addition, a new Kehos Publications showcase was added in the lobby of the building, similar to the showcase in 770’s lobby. The new showcase displays new titles published by Kehos, as does the one in New York.
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